Did the groundhog see his shadow?
I call for more winter - and for acorns! From WikiMedia Commons
February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day, and that means a lot of people are wondering if a large rodent saw their shadow, thereby signifying 6 more weeks of winter. Punxsatawney Phil, perhaps the most famous weather groundhog, saw his shadow today. Granted, he’s about as accurate as the average weather person. Over all, the groundhogs of the various groundhog weather predictions had a 5 – 6 split, with 5 seeing shadows and 6 not having seen their shadows.
What about the other groundhogs?
Let’s be honest – Punxsatawney Phil owes his popularity to Bill Murray. I know I had never heard of him before the movie. That said, there are some other famous groundhogs – you also have General Beauregard Lee (Snellville, Georgia), Staten Island Chuck (Staten Island, NYC), Jimmie the Groundhog (Wisconsin), Shubencadie Sam (Shubencadie, Nova Scotia), and so forth. Staten Island Chuck gained some notoriety in 2009 when he bit Mike Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City. This is all well and good, but if you REALLY want to know about the weather – you have to go to school and that will cost more than a few payday loans.
Of all the groundhogs, 5 predicted more winter, and 6 predicted early spring. Punxsatawney Phil called for 6 more weeks of winter. Staten Island Chuck, on the other hand, didn’t see his shadow, and unfortunately, no politicians were bitten this year. According to Punxsatawney residents, he is 100% accurate. According to StormFax, he’s only accurate 39% of the time.
Wouldn’t there be 6 more weeks of winter anyway?
There may be some truth there, but Groundhog’s Day is a fun, silly holiday, and no one really takes it that seriously. You obviously can’t take the word of a large rodent on the weather – for that matter, most weather anchors aren’t accurate enough to take their word on it, either. The ceremonies are humorous, and kids seem to like it, and that’s really the point behind Groundhog’s Day.
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I have some aggravation towards the way Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow but it is impossible to see his shadow because there are so many people, equipment & booths around him. These people who run the event then say he didn’t see his shadow & say there will be an early spring.
I have some aggravation towards the way Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow but it is impossible to see his shadow because there are so many people, equipment & booths around him.
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There may be some truth there, but Groundhog’s Day is a fun, silly holiday, and no one really takes it that seriously. You obviously can’t take the word of a large rodent on the weather for that matter, most weather anchors aren’t accurate enough to take their word on it, either.
I think that the groundhog is stupid he needs to see his shadow when is the last time he did. i hate the cold i want summer silly groundhog.
When he's not predicting the weather, Punxsutawney Phil makes his home at the Groundhog Zoo, an annex of the Punxsutawney town library.
Its definitely gonna be more winter. You see, weather anchors forecast many things but most of them become unreal. I think human still can't read nature's behavior.
Thousands of revelers converged on Punxsutawney this morning to hear the overweight groundhog's prediction.lol
I read that he mostly predicts 6 more weeks of winter, however how often has he actually been right?
I think its gonna be more winter. Groundhog day is really a fun. And about the weather anchors, they always tell us many things, how many of them become real anyway?
With groundhog day rapidly approaching, I have some aggravation towards the way Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow but it is impossible to see his shadow because there are so many people, equipment & booths around him. These people who run the event then say he didn’t see his shadow & say there will be an early spring.
definitely feels like it’s going to be more winter